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| Date: | Monday 24 January 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Miles Magister Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 3 E&RFTS RAF |
| Registration: | L6901 |
| MSN: | 522 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Solent Estuary, off Calshot, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hamble, Hampshire |
Written off (destroyed) 24.1.38: Dived into sea, into the Solent Estuary, off Calshot, Hampshire, while recovering from dive. Pilot (flying solo) was Sgt David Lionel Middleton, RAFVR (aged 21) who was killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft L1000-N9999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
3. http://www.delscope.co.uk/aviation/hamble.htm#CRA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-May-2008 00:23 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2018 20:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 26-Feb-2018 22:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, ] |
| 19-Oct-2018 19:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 23-Nov-2019 18:26 | Anon. | Updated [Registration, ] |
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